Many online websites group their tongue twisters by topic, so it's easy to find one with links to your current unit. Some examples are below:
« Santé n'est pas sans t, mais maladie est sans t. »
This is a particularly good one to use, as it plays on the sound of the phrase: sans t (without 't') sounds like 'santé'.
« Tatie, ton thé t'a-t-il ôté ta toux?, disait la tortue au tatou.Mais pas du tout, dit le tatou, Je tousse tant que l'on m'entend de Tahiti à Tombouctou. »
I used this during a unit on health, just because of the reference to coughing. A tongue twister like this would be a good model for students who were challenged to create one, due to the repeated 't' sound. Students could choose another letter, eg 'm'.
« Un chasseur sachant sait chasser sans son chien.»
Gifted students could be set to working out the meaning of this phrase. For all of the class, it highlights the "ch" sound, and the difference between "sans" and "son".
Many online websites group their tongue twisters by topic, so it's easy to find one with links to your current unit. Some examples are below:
This is a particularly good one to use, as it plays on the sound of the phrase: sans t (without 't') sounds like 'santé'.
I used this during a unit on health, just because of the reference to coughing. A tongue twister like this would be a good model for students who were challenged to create one, due to the repeated 't' sound. Students could choose another letter, eg 'm'.
Gifted students could be set to working out the meaning of this phrase. For all of the class, it highlights the "ch" sound, and the difference between "sans" and "son".
Find tongue twisters at the following links:
1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters
Alphadictionary.com
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